Reference information:

Bishop, D. & Dawes, P. (2009). Auditory processing disorder in relation

to developmental disorders of language, communication and
attention: a review and critique. International Journal of
Language & Communication Disorders, 44(4). D.O.I. 10.1080.
Topics addressed:
This article discussed auditory processing disorder (APD) and what its
like in children. It started with summarizing what is already known
about APD and then related it to other disorders such as attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), specific language impairment
(SLI), dyslexia, and autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). It also discussed
AP assessments and the disadvantages to them.
Summary (include question, participants, methods, results)
The article discussed APD in full and what it means to have APD. APD
means having a deficit in sound localization and lateralization, auditory
discrimination, auditory pattern recognition, auditory performance in
competing acoustic signals, auditory performance with degraded
acoustic signals, and temporal aspects of audition. According to the
article, most of the assessments to test for AP suffer from a number of
serious problems. Many of the assessments are reliable and
standardized, but are lack validity. Language ability often affects AP
tests in a negative way, and many tests dont even state what they are
measuring for. A study found that 50% of children diagnosed with APD
would also fit the diagnosis of ADHD based on formal evaluations. From
the studies done, it was found that APD is considered one aspect of
ADHD due to the main similarity being attention difficulties. While
ADHD and ASD often go hand-in-hand, ASD ad APD do not seem to
have many similarities. The study concluded with saying that APD is
over diagnosed and many children may just have a mixture of
disabilities. Children with APD have a mixture of auditory and learning
difficulties, often due to language and literacy deficits. Audiologists will
typically diagnose a child with APD while an SLP will diagnose the same
child with SLI. Its important that everyone, including caregivers, is on
the same page and agrees on a diagnosis. Overall, the article
explained that auditory processing problems may just be one of many
deficits that are most often found in developmental disorders.
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The article was long and seemed to have some unnecessary
information although all of it was backed up with evidence. The article
seemed to be written for someone interested in the subject matter but
also for someone who knows quite a bit about SLI, dyslexia, ASD and
ADHD. The article is only six years old and seems to be accurate.
Reflect:
(How was this source helpful? How does it change how you think about

this topic? How does it support or argue your topic?

This article helped me to better understand ASD, as well as dyslexia,
ADHD, ASD, HFA, and SLI. It helped me to see similarities and
differences amongst them along with helping me to further understand
why its important to have the same diagnosis for a client as the
audiologist. Overall, it was a good article that made me realize just
how important it is to understand each disorder and how to treat them.
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